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GOOD NIGHT!
I
Good night! a thousand times good night!—My first and last—my only love;
And o'er thy pillow dreams of light,
In beauty and enchantment, move!
II
Good night! I will not think of woe,Long years of doubt and peril past;
'Tis bliss—repaying all—to know
Thou—thou art mine—mine own at last!
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III
Good night! sweet love, I may not speakMy proud heart's grateful happiness;
The strongest words seem far too weak
To tell thee all I would express.
IV
Good night!—yon star, the hills above,Warns me of Time's disfavouring flight—
Once—but once more—God bless thee love!—
Good night! a thousand times good night!
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